Posts Tagged ‘ Discounts ’

Discount sales woo inflation-weary shoppers 

January 8, 2012
Discount sales woo inflation-weary shoppers 

A clothes shop offers discount of 50 percent in Hanoi. Vietnamese consumers like to purchase products on sale, a survey has found. All major retailers have been offering attractive discounts to encourage recession-wary shoppers to loosen their purse strings for the festive season, and the initial response has been positive. The discount sales began prior [...]

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Savills exec foresees property market recovery next year 

December 12, 2011
Savills exec foresees property market recovery next year 

  The long slump has caused a shakeout in the Vietnamese property market. Developers with deep pockets have been coping, others have not been so lucky. It is an inevitable rule in any market, Guy Major, national director of residential sales at Savills Vietnam, tells Thanh Nien Weekly in an exclusive interview, and forecasts a [...]

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Prices rising at traditional markets and decreasing at supermarkets

January 27, 2010
Prices rising at traditional markets and decreasing at supermarkets

LookAtVietnam – Two clear patterns are being seen – traditional market prices are going up, as supermarket prices go down. Prices of processed food, on January 25, increased by 10,000-50,000 dong at traditional markets, although it was not the highest peak of the Tet sale season.  Pork pies, for example, a traditional favorite food for [...]

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Hanoi supermarkets win on “Golden Sale Promotion Day”

November 17, 2009
Hanoi supermarkets win on “Golden Sale Promotion Day”

LookAtVietnam – Supermarkets in Hanoi witnessed a chaotic day on November 15, when Hanoians flocked there to purchase goods on a promotional day. At Big C, 2,000 customers reportedly waited in front of the supermarket before 8 am. The road outside the supermarket was a constant traffic jam and the motorbike parking area stayed full. [...]

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Airfare reduction race stiffens

September 23, 2009
Airfare reduction race stiffens

LookAtVietnam – Travelers will have many opportunities to fly more cheaply as airlines increase their numbers of flights and launch promotional campaigns. Most airlines have planned their winter season flights to begin on October 25, 2009 and end on March 27, 2010. More flights and lower costs mean many good deals for the next several months. More [...]

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TRAVEL IN BRIEF 11/9

September 11, 2009
TRAVEL IN BRIEF 11/9

Special offer for expatriates; HCM City to host tourism expo; Return rail fares discounted; Viet Nam promoted in China; Fiditour gives away autumn tours Mai Chau Lodge in the northern province of Hoa Binh is offering a special tour package for expatriates living in Viet Nam. (Photo: Internet)Mai Chau Lodge in the northern province of [...]

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Rail operator offers 7-36 percent discounts

August 20, 2009
Rail operator offers 7-36 percent discounts

Vietnam Railway Corporation is offering 7-36 percent discounts on certain tickets through December 15, the railroad operator announced recently. Passengers who buy a return ticket and travel for at least 1,300km each way will receive a 20 percent discount, according to the company. If they buy the ticket at least 60 days in advance, the [...]

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Vietnam Railways announces discounts for advance booking

July 13, 2009
Vietnam Railways announces discounts for advance booking

Beginning July 15, discounts will be offered for railway ticket reservations made well in advance, a railway official from the Vietnam Railways Corporation said Sunday. Nguyen Huu Tuyen, head of the transport sales department at Vietnam Railways, said tickets booked 15-59 days in advance will receive a 10 percent discount; and tickets reserved more than [...]

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Impressive Vietnam to be extended until late 09

July 4, 2009
Impressive Vietnam to be extended until late 09

LookAtVietnam – The country’s tourism promotion program Impressive Vietnam will be extended until the end of this year rather than end-September to appeal more international travelers and local tourists in the high season, “The program is attracting fewer tourists than expected because of some reasons but we need programs like this to woo foreign visitors”.The [...]

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Int’l tourists unimpressed by ‘Impressive Vietnam’

June 17, 2009
Int’l tourists unimpressed by ‘Impressive Vietnam’

LookAtVietnam – The largest-ever Vietnamese tourist promotion, “Impressive Vietnam” jointly organized by Vietnam Airlines and tourist companies to attract foreign tourists, has failed to deliver after just five months. Saigontourist Company staff welcome foreign tourists at Tan Son Nhat airport, HCM City. LookAtVietnam – The largest-ever Vietnamese tourist promotion, “Impressive Vietnam” jointly organized by Vietnam Airlines and [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...